Date:24/09/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/09/24/stories/2007092457641900.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Romantic Agenda shows out

Pune: Romantic Agenda and Green Valley showed out when the horses were exercised here on Sunday morning (Sept. 23).

Training track:

600m: Elmwood (T. S. Jodha) 42. Easy.

800m: Giocometti (Jethu) 55.5, 600/41. Moved freely. Destined Prince (V. Walkar) 55.5, 600/40.5. Moved freely. Fiery Fox (Dashrath), Gusti Egli (Belose) 52, 600/39. Former was well in hand while the latter was urged to end level. Maybach (V. Kadam), Athena (Biramne) 53, 600/39. They finished level freely. Mountain Bear (B. Prakash) 56, 600/42. Easy. Aquilo (T. Mahesh) 53, 600/39. Moved well. Star Girl (rb) 53, 600/39. Moved well. River Dancer (Ikram), Master Planner (V. Walkar) 53, 600/40. Former ended three lengths in front. The Rebel (Chandrakant), Kai (Ikram) 54, 600/40. Former ended two lengths in front.

1,000m: Gobelin (C. Alford), Imperium (Appu) 1-7, 600/40.5. Former finished five lengths ahead. Green Valley (Appu), Major Image (C. Alford) 1-7, 600/40. Former strode out well and finished two lengths ahead. Note. Mischevious Rose (C. Alford), Paddington (Appu) 1-6.5, 600/40. Former better. Councilofthegods (Kharadi), Dynasty (Rupesh) 1-8, 600/40. They moved neck and neck freely. Rhapsody In Red (rb), Nara (Rupesh) 1-10, 600/42. They were urged and ended level. Intimacy (Ikram) 1-7, 600/42.5. Responded well.

1,200m: Star Conquest (Srinath), 1-24.5, 800/53.5, 600/40. Good. Romantic Agenda (C. Alford), Premier Perception (Appu) 1-19.5, 600/39.5. Former who is in good shape beat the latter by four lengths. Former pleased. Antonello (C. Alford) 1-23, 1,000/1-8, 600/40. Worked well.

1,400m: The Hurricane (Srinath) 1-35, 1,200/1-19, 800/52, 600/39.5. Moved attractively. Dreaming (Kharadi) 1-38, 600/42.5. Pushed. Schnell (Srinath) 1-38, 1,200/1-21, 600/39.5. Moved well. City Tamer (Kharadi), Luis Figo (Rupesh) 1-42, 1,200/1-26, 600/43. They ended level. Balthazar (Srinath) 1-36, 1,200/1-19.5, 800/51.5, 600/39.5. Impressed. Procyon (G. Oza), Apassionata (C. Alford) 1-41, 1,200/1-24.5, 600/41. Former superior.

1,600m: Gold Biscuit (Srinath) 1-54.5, 1,200/1-24, 600/41.5. Moved fluently.

Training track — Sept. 22:

800m: Holiday Date (Shailesh), Tampa Bay (T. S. Jodha) 52.5, 600/39. They were urged and finished level. Little Princess (Chowghule), Cosmic Flower (rb) 53, 600/39. Former finished four lengths ahead. Enceladus (T. S. Jodha), Druids Glen (rb) 53.5, 600/40. Former was three lengths superior. Nectar Jewel (Shelar) 53.5, 600/40. Moved well. Yana (T. S. Jodha), Stratehendrick (rb) 52, 600/38.5. They moved level freely. Vijayi Bhava (rb) 54, 600/41. Moved freely. Volcanic Fire (Dashrath), King Of The Ring (Belose) 56.5, 600/41.5. Former better. Hoofbeats (Rathore) 50.5, 600/38.5. Moved well. The Right Man (rb), Prem Master (Bhadke) 55, 600/40. Former finished three lengths ahead. Borzu Again (P. S. Chouhan) 52, 600/39.5. Stretched. Varun (P. S. Chouhan) 53, 600/40. Moved well. Able Eagle (Pradeep) 52, 600/39.5. Pressed. Chique (Pradeep) 57, 600/43. Easy. Rising Warrior (I. Shaikh) 58, 600/42.5. Easy.

1,000m: Roman Beauty (rb) 1-10, 600/44.5. Tired in the last part. Needforspeed (rb) 1-10, 600/41.5. Moved freely. Sharp Memory (Shailesh) 1-10, 600/43. Good.